Birth Nakshatra & Rashi Calculator
The Moon's nakshatra, the pada, the rashi, and the syllables families use for a name. Calculated on this phone.
The nakshatra is the slice of sky the Moon occupies. There are 27, and each has four padas. A pada points at a small set of starting sounds. This page finds that place from the date, time and country you enter, using the Lahiri ayanamsa. If the Moon sits within 0.2° of a boundary, or the time is unknown, both neighbouring options are shown. The syllables are a starting point for a name search, not a rule a family must follow.
Choose the country first. India uses one time zone, so a city is not needed. The date and time stay on this phone.
Calculated using the Lahiri ayanamsa, the standard used in most Indian panchangs. This is traditional belief, not a guarantee. Prefer to browse? শুধু নাম দেখান.
Read more in Nakshatra syllables, Moon rashi and Naamkaran. Or open all 27 nakshatras.
How the birth nakshatra is found
The janma nakshatra is the nakshatra the Moon was in at the moment of birth. The sky is divided into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′ each, and every nakshatra into four padas of 3°20′. The Moon's position is calculated for the birth date, time and place, then adjusted with the Lahiri ayanamsa to the sidereal zodiac used in Indian astrology.
The pada gives the naming syllable for the naamkaran, and the Moon sign gives the rashi. Twelve rashis of 30° each hold exactly nine padas, so every pada belongs to one rashi.
When the birth time is not known
The Moon moves about 13° a day, roughly one nakshatra. If the time is not known, the nakshatra can change during the day, so this tool shows every nakshatra the Moon passed through that day instead of guessing.
A birth close to the edge of a pada or nakshatra can read differently in different panchangs. When the Moon is within a fraction of a degree of a boundary, both sides are shown so you can confirm with the family pandit.
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- What does this page calculate?
- The Moon's place at the birth time, then the nakshatra, pada and rashi that follow from it. The syllables are the ones families often use for that pada.
- What if the birth time is unknown?
- Tick that box. The day can place the Moon near a boundary, so the page may show two nakshatras. Use both syllable sets, or ask someone who can see the full chart.
- Is the result stored?
- No. The date, time and place stay on this phone. Nothing is written to an account.